Venetian Sun (2023) Horse

Foal Date

03-Feb-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Starman

Dam

Johara

Prize Money

954550

Trainer

K R Burke

Owners

Tony Bloom & Ian McAleavy

About

Venetian Sun is a 3yo horse trained by K R Burke in Leyburn. He is by the stallion Starman out of the mare Johara. The horse has won 5 races to date. On 24 Aug 2025 at Deauville, Venetian Sun secured his biggest triumph, winning the $350000.00 Sumbe Prix Morny Stakes (Group 1). He has been a lucrative runner for punters, and backing him throughout his career would have produced a 152% return on investment.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Haydock 23-May-26 1207m SOFT R3 CL1 $93,572 (of $162,311) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.460, SP: 2.75 1st Venetian Sun ( C Lee 125 ) 2nd Division ( C Fallon 128 ) 3.00L 3rd Spicy Marg ( O Murphy 125 ) 4.50L See full resultsC Lee 56.7kg1 (8)
Newmarket 03-May-26 1609m GOOD R4 CL1 (of $516,443) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.140, SP: 5.50 1st True Love ( W Lordan 128 ) 2nd Evolutionist ( S Foley 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Venetian Lace ( J Hart 128 ) 0.50L 11th Venetian Sun ( C Lee 128 ) 6.00L See full resultsC Lee 58.1kg 6.00L11 (19)
Curragh 14-Sep-25 1410m SOFT R3 CL1 $40,000 (of $400,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.130, SP: 3.50 1st Precise ( R Whelan 128 ) 2nd Beautify ( D B Mcmonagle 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Venetian Sun ( C Lee 128 ) 2.50L See full resultsC Lee 58.1kg 2.50L3 (7)
Deauville 24-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R4 Sumbe Prix Morny Stakes (Group 1) $220,500 (of $350,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.390, SP: 4.00 1st Venetian Sun ( C Lee 122 ) 2nd Gstaad ( R L Moore 125 ) 0.15L 3rd Wise Approach ( W Buick 125 ) 0.50L See full resultsC Lee 55.3kg1 (6)
Newmarket 11-Jul-25 1210m GOOD R2 CL1 $56,710 (of $98,370) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.580, SP: 1.40 1st Venetian Sun ( C Lee 128 ) 2nd Royal Fixation ( W Buick 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Argentine Tango ( D Allan 128 ) 3.50L See full resultsC Lee 58.1kg1 (6)
Royal Ascot 20-Jun-25 1210m GOOD R1 CL1 $70,888 (of $122,963) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.870, SP: 8.00 Mid-division far side of group, steady headway halfway, chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on strongly 1st Venetian Sun ( C Lee 128 ) 2nd Awaken ( B Loughnane 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Balantina ( T Marquand 128 ) 1.00L See full resultsC Lee 58.1kg1 (17)
Carlisle 19-May-25 1010m GOOD R1 CL2 Nv $21,600 (of $39,348) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.980, SP: 1.50 Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well 1st Venetian Sun ( C Lee 128 ) 2nd Argentine Tango ( D Allan 134 ) 1.50L 3rd Soca Star ( J Hart 128 ) 1.25L See full resultsC Lee 58.1kg1 (7)